Gokcha barbel

The Gokcha barbel Barbus goktschaicus is found in the Lake Sevan in
Armenia.
The Kura barbel Barbus lacerta (Mtkvari barbel) is found in Syria.
The Himri barbel Barbus Luteus is native to Mesopotamian rivers. More

The Gokcha barbel Barbus goktschaicus is found in the Lake SevanLake
Sevan
Lake Sevan is the largest lake in Armenia and one of the largest
high-altitude lakes in the world.Former names of the lake include
Gegharkunik , Gegham Sea , Lychnitis and Gokcha .... More

while Gokcha barbel inhabits only tributaries of the lake. While both
species are intensely overfished and threatened by ongoing habitat
degradation, neither are not listed in the IUCN Red List. Once there
were four subspecies or races of Sevan trout. More

Gokcha barbel (Barbus goktschaicus) is an endemic species of Lake
Sevan. The abundance of the barbel declined abruptly because of water
drainage from Lake Sevan. As a result, it was included in the Armenian
SSR Red Data Book. More